Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon lived up to her false billing as a comedian on cult US satirical programme “The Daily Show” — provoking laughter from the audience as she sparred with host Jon Stewart.

The Scottish National Party leader — fresh from her success in last month’s British general election — is in the United States on an official four-day trip for engagements in New York and Washington DC.

Sturgeon lost no time in setting the record straight on the popular late-night show after the programme’s website had earlier listed her as a comedian.

“You billed me on your website as a comedian — so you’ve raised all these expectations that I’m going to be funny,” Sturgeon told the show’s host Stewart.

“I’m a politician, and as you know, politicians are rarely very funny.”

Amid laughter from the audience Stewart reassured Sturgeon she would be fine, saying: “You need not worry. They thought I was going to be funny for 17 years.”

Stewart and Sturgeon discussed the SNP’s electoral success in the May 7 poll, in which her party took an unprecedented 56 of 59 seats available in Scotland.

“I’ve ordered an inquiry into how come we didn’t win the other three (seats),” Sturgeon joked.